The Ethicist

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I have been offered a job in a laboratory in the American South West, where I’d love to live. The lab develops nuclear weapons, which I vigorously oppose. I would not be designing weapons, but my work could aid those who do. May I take the job if I support politicians who are unlikely to bomb other countries? Or may I only do research that can’t possibly be used for evil?

You’ve answered your own question: you regard this work as immoral.

The rest is rationalising. The South West is lovely indeed, but not lovely enough to spend your days